AdTech Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – July 16th to August 31st, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the AdTech sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PIPE
- Fluent, data-driven digital marketing services that focus on customer acquisition through digital marketing campaigns, received $10.3 million of development capital from investors on August 19, 2025.
Merger/Acquisition
- Adscend Media, online advertising platform that provides publishers with a content monetization tool, was acquired by Edge 226 on July 17, 2025.
- Gala Labs, video ad creation platform that intends to test and refine video ads for optimal performance, was acquired by Creatify on August 15, 2025.
Later Stage VC
- co, influencer marketing platform for brands and micro-influencers to connect, collaborate, grow, and earn more money, raised $500,000 of venture funding from investors on July 31, 2025.
- Relentlo, metaverse advertising platform that brings branded content into popular games, raised $28 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Abstract Ventures on July 30, 2025.
Early Stage VC
- Flockity, influencer-based job distribution software for recruitment marketing, raised venture funding from VC 414 in August 2025.
- ZeroClick, AI-based advertising platform that integrates sponsored context into AI assistants’ reasoning processes, raised $55 million of venture funding from Wonder Group, Protagonist and Ludlow Ventures on August 20, 2025.
Seed Round
- Adverank, tech-enabled advertisement management platform that boosts pay-per-click (PPC) advertising in the self-storage industry, raised seed funding from AVAD Capital and other investors on August 27, 2025.
- ArcSpan, digital audience monetization platform for programmatic advertising environment, raised $5.2 million of seed funding from Good Apple and other investors on July 23, 2025.
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